HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT POLICY SICK LEAVE. Policy 19

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1 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT POLICY SICK LEAVE Policy 19 NOTE: THE LANGUAGE USED IN THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE AND THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (MUSC). MUSC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE THE CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. NO PROMISES OR ASSURANCES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, WHICH ARE CONTRARY TO OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PARAGRAPH CREATE ANY CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. I. POLICY Sick leave is intended as a means of protecting the income of eligible employees who are unable to perform their duties due to illness or injury, or who must obtain the professional services of a health care practitioner during working hours. A. Eligible full-time (40 hours/week) employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 10 hours per month with a maximum accrual of 1,560 hours (195 days) per calendar year; however, employees are only permitted to carry forward a maximum of 1,440 hours (180 days) from one calendar year to the next. B. Eligible part-time employees established to work at least 20 hours per week during a calendar year earn sick leave on a pro rata basis. This rate is derived by dividing the established work hours by 40 hours to determine the percentage of the full-time rate they accrue. (Example: An employee is established to work 30 hours per week. Thirty divided by 40 equals.75 or 75%. Seventy-five percent of 10 hours per month is 7.5 hours; therefore, an employee at 30% effort accrues 7.5 hours of sick leave per month.)

2 SUBJECT: SICK LEAVE Page 2 of 7 C. Employees accrue sick leave on a monthly basis provided they are in a pay status for at least one-half of the workdays of that month. Employees continue to accrue sick leave while on annual leave, sick leave or other authorized leave with pay. Employees do not accrue sick leave while in a leave without pay status. D. Sick leave may be used once it is accrued. E. Sick leave may not be advanced. F. All allowable sick leave should be used before requesting leave without pay. G. Employees may use up to ten 8-hour days (80 hours), per calendar year, of accrued sick leave to care for an immediate family member or foster child. Immediate family" is defined as: The employee s spouse as defined by SC law and children; and, the following relatives of the employee or spouse: Mother Father Brother Sister Grandparent Legal guardian Grandchildren 1. Leave time is prorated for part-time employees. 2. For purposes of sick and death in immediate family (Supplemental Leave) leave usage, employees and their spouses can only have one set of parents each. Employees who request sick (or death in immediate family ) leave for other than a biological/adoptive parent may be requested by their department to submit a statement in writing documenting their choice of parents (legal guardian or in loco parentis). 3. The State of South Carolina recognizes common law marriages; therefore, common law spouses are acknowledged under this policy. H. Sick leave will be charged to employees by proper notation on Kronos for the actual time they are away from the job. I. Sick leave may not be charged when a holiday is observed by the University. If employees scheduled workdays are longer than the allotted holiday times, they may use sick leave for the remaining hours in the workday, provided that the absences qualify for sick leave. J. A pattern of leave abuse may include: use of leave prior to or after the weekend, use of leave prior to or after a holiday and an excessive number of occurrences within a given timeframe. K. Departments may establish more specific departmental policies and procedures that fall within the parameters of this policy to address specific concerns or needs. Refer to Section III of this policy for additional information.

3 SUBJECT: SICK LEAVE Page 3 of 7 II. INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES A. When illness or injury occurs, employees should notify their supervisor promptly in order to allow them sufficient time to arrange coverage. If illnesses continue beyond one day, supervisors must be notified as to the expected length of absence. If notification is not made in accordance with this policy, the absences may be considered unauthorized and without pay and may result in disciplinary action. B. Department heads and supervisors are entitled to require employees to provide medical evidence to support reasons for absences if abuse of sick leave is suspected or if absences exceed three consecutive workdays. C. Employees who are absent from work due to illness for six or more consecutive work days are required to submit a clearance to work from their health care provider, prior to working. Failure to provide this documentation will require that the employee request leave until a clearance can be provided. The clearance should be on letterhead and signed by the healthcare provider. Any working restrictions should be noted on the clearance. D. Employees should complete a Request for Leave form sufficiently in advance for elective surgery, maternity, and appointments to see a health practitioner; however, if the amount of sick leave taken differs from that requested, a corrected form must be completed immediately upon returning to work. The Request for Leave form is available at E. Departments should utilize the official Request for Leave form, or an electronic version of the form. On-line forms and paper departmental forms must note the type of leave (sick, annual, leave without pay and supplemental leave) as well as whether the leave is protected under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Colleges should have a consistent method of reporting leave endorsed by the Dean of the respective area. Other departments should also utilize one format for reporting leave. Any deviation to the official Request for Leave form must be approved by the Director of Human Resources Management or a Human Resources Management designee. F. Sick leave used for the serious health condition of employees, their immediate family (spouses, children, parents), and for other Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) qualifying reasons, will run concurrently with FMLA.

4 SUBJECT: SICK LEAVE Page 4 of 7 G. Transferring Sick Leave 1. Reassignments, between departments, of employees in classified positions will not change sick leave balances or accruals (unless percentage of effort changes). 2. Sick leave accrual will not be affected for classified employees appointed to unclassified non-faculty and faculty positions, unless the percentage of effort changes. 3. Sick leave accrual will not be affected for unclassified non-faculty and faculty employees hired into classified positions, unless the percentage of effort changes. 4. Accrued unused sick leave hours may be transferred to or from another SC State agency provided there is not a break in service, as defined in Section II.G. 5. Effective July 1, 1996, accrued unused sick leave hours may be transferred to or from another South Carolina school district agency provided there is not a break in service, as defined in Section II.G. 6. Effective September 16, 2006, individuals hired to or from the Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) or any SC Quasi-State agency, into a SC State classified position, may transfer their unused accrued ESL to their sick leave account provided there is not a break in service, as defined in Section II.G. 7. Classified, unclassified non-faculty and faculty employees transferring to research grant positions and research grant employees transferring to any FTE positions forfeit sick leave balances. Sick leave hours cannot be transferred. 8. Employees in research grant positions retain their sick leave balances when they are hired into other research grant positions provided there is not a break in service, as defined in Section II.G. H. Break in Service Break in service is an interruption of continuous state service (i.e. within 15 calendar days following the last day worked). When employees experience a break in service, all sick leave hours are forfeited and may not be reinstated. Employees experience a break in service under the following circumstances: 1. Separates from SC State service and is paid for unused annual leave; 2. Moves to or from another SC State, Quasi-state or school district agency and is not employed by the receiving agency within 15 calendar days following the last day worked (or approved day of leave at the transferring agency);

5 SUBJECT: SICK LEAVE Page 5 of 7 3. Moves from a full-time equivalent (FTE) position to a temporary, research grant, or time-limited position. 4. Remains on leave for a period of more than one calendar year (365 days); 5. Separates from SC State service as a result of a reduction in force and is not recalled to the original position or reinstated with State government within 12 months of the effective date of the separation; or 6. Involuntarily separates from SC State service and the agency s decision is upheld by the State Employee Grievance Committee or by the courts. 7. Exceptions: a. Employees in a leave without pay status for more than one calendar year (365 days) will not experience a break in service if employees are on a military tour of duty with reemployment rights under Federal and State law(s). H. Retirement b. In the event a disciplinary action, such as suspension or dismissal, is set aside as recommended by a grievance panel, the period in which employees are not on the payroll may not be considered a break in service. Upon retirement, up to 720 hours (90 days) of accrued unused sick leave hours may be added to retirement service credit to enhance the retirement benefit payment. The 90 days of credit cannot be used to qualify for retirement. I. Termination of Employment or Transfer to non-fte position Upon termination of employment, or transfer to temporary, research grant, student or any other non-fte position, no compensation will be paid for unused sick leave hours. III. DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES A. Departmental policies which deviate from this policy must be approved by the Department of Human Resources Management prior to implementation. B. Departmental policies must be in writing, disseminated to all employees, applied consistently, and posted in the work area. If in-service training or orientation sessions are necessary to ensure employees understand the policies, departments should keep attendance records and signed documentation that employees received the information.

6 SUBJECT: SICK LEAVE Page 6 of 7 IV. MATERNITY/ADOPTION LEAVE A. Female employees may use their accrued sick leave for maternity reasons for the period of time they are unable to work as determined by their personal physician. B. Adoptive parents may use up to six weeks of accrued sick leave hours for the purpose of caring for a child after placement. If both parents are employed by a South Carolina state agency, the six weeks of allowed sick leave is only available to the employee who has the primary responsibility for providing the care and nurture of the child. C. If additional time off is desired/necessary, it should be requested in accordance with Human Resources Management Policy No. 18, Annual Leave; Policy No. 20, Extended Disability Leave; and Policy No. 30, Family and Medical Leave Act. V. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) A. Employees who have been employed by the State of South Carolina for at least 12 months and worked 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months are eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for the following reasons: for birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care; to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child or parent) with a serious health condition; or to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition. B. Refer to Human Resources Management Policy No. 30, Family and Medical Leave Act, for additional information. VI. EXTENDED DISABILITY LEAVE A. An absence due to illness, injury or maternity, which is not covered by accrued sick leave hours, may be covered by accrued annual leave, accrued holiday leave or leave without pay; however, the combination of paid leave and leave without pay cannot exceed 180 calendar days. B. A request for extended disability leave must be approved through normal administrative channels. C. Refer to Human Resources Management Policy No. 20, Extended Disability Leave, and Policy No. 30, Family and Medical Leave Act, for additional information. VII. LEAVE TRANSFER PROGRAM A. Employees who occupy classified, unclassified non-faculty, and faculty positions who work at least one-half time and have exhausted all allowable accrued leave may be eligible to receive additional paid leave for personal catastrophic or emergency situations through the Leave Transfer Program.

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